Changing Ideas About Space

Question 1

You are writing a short paragraph for a school booklet about how ancient people viewed the solar system. Which sentence correctly describes the ancient model that placed Earth at the center and correctly names its main supporter?

Accepted Answer

The ancient geocentric model said that Earth stays still while the Sun, planets, and stars all revolve around it; this idea was most famously supported by Ptolemy.

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The ancient geocentric model claimed that Earth and the Moon circle the Sun, and it was introduced by Copernicus.

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The ancient geocentric model placed the Sun at the center of the universe and was first described by Ptolemy.

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The ancient heliocentric model said that Earth circles the Sun, and Ptolemy was the first to suggest this.

Question 2

Your friend wants to know how ancient people imagined the solar system. Which sentence accurately describes that view and correctly names the scholar who most famously defended it?

Accepted Answer

The model placed Earth at the center of the universe, and the Greek astronomer Ptolemy was its most influential advocate.

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The model placed the Sun at the center of the universe, and the Polish astronomer Copernicus was its most influential advocate.

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The model placed the Sun at the center of the universe, and the Greek astronomer Ptolemy was its most influential advocate.

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The model placed Earth at the center of the universe, and the Polish astronomer Copernicus was its most influential advocate.

Question 3

You are writing a short script for your school’s science reenactment about how ideas of the solar system changed. Which sentence correctly describes the model that puts the Sun at the center and also names the person who first proposed that model?

Accepted Answer

The heliocentric model places the Sun in the middle of the solar system, and it was first suggested by Nicolaus Copernicus.

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The heliocentric model places the Earth at the center of the solar system, and it was first suggested by Nicolaus Copernicus.

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The heliocentric model places the Sun in the middle of the solar system, and it was first suggested by Galileo Galilei.

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The heliocentric model places the Sun in the middle of the solar system, and it was first suggested by Ptolemy.

Try three questions

You are writing a short paragraph for a school booklet about how ancient people viewed the solar system. Which sentence correctly describes the ancient model that placed Earth at the center and correctly names its main supporter?

Your friend wants to know how ancient people imagined the solar system. Which sentence accurately describes that view and correctly names the scholar who most famously defended it?

You are writing a short script for your school’s science reenactment about how ideas of the solar system changed. Which sentence correctly describes the model that puts the Sun at the center and also names the person who first proposed that model?

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